© Open Air Kino Köln Business Open Air Gaming Event Opens in the gamescom Evenings Keep the party going - will be the motto of the Open Air Gaming Event by Open Air Kino Köln, Netgear, Nvidia, Systemtreff, Palit and Youcook. Each gamescom consumer day after 18:00, the Rheinauhafen will be transformed into a gaming party with play stations, influencers and a big cinema screen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Nexus Business Nexus Nerd Rock Festival 2025 Combines Rock Concerts and Gaming Expo for the First Time With a new concept in July 2025, the Nexus Nerd Rock Festival wants to bring rock and metal concerts, gaming and a Medieval market together in Leipzig. The festival emerged from the Nexo - Nerd Expo in 2022, then without the music aspect. Leipzig's gets a new event that By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The game design course at HBK Essen. © Patrick Schnorbus Campus HBK Essen Becomes Unreal Academic Partner As only the third institution in Germany and the fourth in the GSA region, the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste (HBK) Essen gets accepted into the Academic Partner programme of Epic Games. A representative of the company will test the students' games at gamescom as well. The Hochschule der bildenden By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Bitfall Studios are the winners of the evening. © GDD Business Bitfall Wins Big at German Dev Days Indie Awards 2024 Four prices go to Bitfall Studios and joint-copublishers Instinct3 and Stray Fawn at the German Dev Days. Dieter Schoeller, CEO of HeadUp, gets introduced into the Hall of Fame. More awards go to Munich and Düsseldorf. Yesterday’s ceremony of the German Dev Days Indie Awards at the German By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Nordmedia booth at gamescom 2023. © Nordmedia Business Nordmedia Brings Seven Studios to gamescom's Business Area At the Lower Saxony booth by Nordmedia, seven studios are showing their games, among them About Cannons and Sparrows, 1000 Orks and Quantumfrog. The booth will officially be opened by Lower Saxony State Secretary Frank Doods and nordmedia MD Thomas Schäffer. As many other funding organisations are, Nordmedia will be By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nathanael Liminski will once more open the political reception at the NRW Gaming Area © Heike Fischer Business NRW Gaming Area Features Six Indie Devs and its own Talk Programme Apart from a political reception by NRW minister Nathanael Liminski, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is presenting six indie devs from the region at gamescom. Furthermore, the booth will feature its own talk and panel schedule including Lena Falkenhagen, creatives from the movie industry and even streamer Jasmin "Gnu& By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Every year, the Debatt(l)e Royale is the political highlight of gamescom congress. Here: The crew of 2023, already featuring two of this years' participants, Franziska Giffey and Nathanael Liminski. © gamescom Campus gamescom congress Present Bigger Politician Debate and Full Programme With the two main topics of 'Games and Artificial Intelligence' and 'Games and Democracy', this year’s gamescom congress is going to be bigger in space and scope. With the programme now online, this year’s political participants are also booked now: Franziska Giffey, Fabian Mehring, By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Organisers (from left) Jens Bahr, Dirk Iwersen and Boris Zander are excited for the new spinoff. © OTBT / Holstenhallen Neumünster / Seal.Games Business First Baltic Game Fest Comes to Neumünster in April 2025 As a new event for the German north, the Baltic Game Fest spins off from the Baltic Dev Days in April 2025. Two days of combined B2B and B2E presence, the Baltic Game Awards and a strong focus on indie games are the goal of the event organised by Seal. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Jessica Kathmann and Nicolas Hoberg, two of the founders, at one of their psychology talks at the GermanDevDays 2023. © Maria Manneck Business G+ Behind the Screens: Why Psychology Matters in Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
© PETA, Demodern Publishing PETA Releases VR AI Game When They Came For Us The animal rights organisation PETA announces the release of a VR game advocating for animal rights – based on generative AI. When They Came For Us is playable on Meta Quest 2 & 3. When asked by GamesMarkt, the organisation also commented on the consumption of ressources of AI and its By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Several cards from Baldur's Gate 3 front the limited-time release. © Hasbro Publishing Hasbro Announces Limited Baldur's Gate 3 Crossover for Magic: The Gathering Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast continue to include their one hit franchise into the other: With cards from the Dungeons & Dragons universe and especially several cards from Larian Games' Baldur's Gate 3, the game & toy company is releasing limited-time trading card sets. As By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey opens the reception at the booth. © SPD-Fraktion Berlin/Sabrina Wagner Berlin Business Berlin-Brandenburg Co-Hosts Canada at gamescom, Franziska Giffey Opens Reception The capital region doesn't miss gamescom. This year, the joint stand of Berlin and Brandenburg in the Business Area will host 10 game studios and 10 exhibitors from different industries. A reception on Wednesday will host Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey, medianet Chairwoman Jeannine Koch and Evelyne Coulombe, Deputy By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
